Love Value 6｜Applying to the ERB to maintain special arrangements since July 1: 60% of the attendance rate will be subsidized

[Special Love Value-Added Scheme/Special Love Value-Added Scheme 6/Special Love Value-Added Grant Payment/Special Love Value-Added Scheme Course Application Form] In response to the impact of the epidemic on Hong Kong's economy and job market, the Government has entrusted the Employees Retraining Board (ERB) to On July 1 this year, the sixth phase of the "Special Value-Added Love" Scheme ("Special Scheme 6") was launched to continuously support affected job seekers and improve their skills for employees. person.

The plan will continue to maintain various special arrangements, including no restrictions on the industry or academic qualifications of the trainees, full tuition fee waiver, special allowance of up to $5,800 per month, provision of "Enterprise Package Classes" service, and the attendance rate requirement for granting allowances will be reduced from 80% Short-term flexibility measures reduced to 60%, but in order to ensure the quality of the courses, students still need to meet the original attendance rate requirement (generally 80%) of the relevant courses in order to be eligible to participate in the final assessment and be issued with a graduation certificate after passing the course assessment .

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Application Form for Course 6 of "Special Love Value-added Program"

On 1 July this year, the Employees Retraining Board launched the sixth phase of the "Special Love Value-added" programme.

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"Special Scheme 6" covers about 500 courses in 28 industries

"Special Scheme 6" provides about 500 courses covering 28 industries, including about 410 "Vocational Skills" courses, about 60 "General Skills" courses and about 30 "Innovative Technology" courses, including online business and entrepreneurship , blockchain applications, data analysis, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, robotic process automation and other popular areas, provide appropriate training options for citizens in need, and 60% of all courses can be taught online.

There are about 100 specialized courses for specific service targets such as young people, ethnic minorities, new arrivals and persons with disabilities and persons recovering from work-related injuries.

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Various special arrangements continue to be free of tuition fees and a special allowance of up to $5,800 per month

The plan also continues to maintain various special arrangements, including no restrictions on the industry or academic qualifications of the trainees, free tuition fees, special allowances of up to $5,800 per month, the provision of “corporate package classes” services, and the attendance rate requirements for granting allowances will be changed from 80% was lowered to 60% of the short-term flexibility measures.

The special arrangement for lowering the attendance rate requirement also applies to the regular ERB courses during the implementation period of "Special Scheme 6", that is, from July 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023. In order to be eligible to participate in the final assessment and to be issued with a graduation certificate after passing the course assessment, students must still meet the original attendance rate requirement (generally 80%) of the relevant courses; and students of full-time “vocational skills” courses and employment-related courses must meet Employment follow-up services can only be provided when the attendance rate reaches 80%.

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Each applicant may apply for up to four courses

Those applying for the scheme must be unemployed or unemployed, underemployed, or required by their employer to take unpaid leave on or after 1 June 2019, and must meet the admission eligibility for individual courses. Submit your course application in person, by post or online between 19 March and 31 December 2023 and start your course on or before 31 March 2023.

Each applicant may apply for a total of up to four courses under the six instalments of the Special Scheme, including not more than two full-time "Vocational Skills" courses.

Applicants who are on the waiting list for the fifth phase of the "Special Programme" courses will automatically extend their applications to the sixth phase, and there is no need to re-apply for the courses.

Since October 2019, the ERB has launched five phases of the "Special Scheme". The registration deadline for the fifth phase of the Scheme will be on June 30 this year. As of the end of May this year, the five phases of the "Special Scheme" have totaled about 350,000 The number of applicants submitted applications, and the scope of enrolment courses covers diversified industries such as health care, catering, property management and security, environmental services, beauty and Chinese medicine health care.

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Target:

People who are unemployed or underemployed (including underemployment or required by employers to take unpaid leave) on or after 1 June 2019; no specific industry or education restrictions, but must be eligible employees in Hong Kong; and must meet individual courses admission qualification

Enrollment Arrangement:

Enroll in a maximum of 4 courses, including no more than 2 "full-time" "vocational skills" courses

Registration Date:

July 1 to December 31, 2022

Entry Date:

On or before 31 March 2023

Special Allowance:

Eligible trainees with an attendance rate of 60% will receive a special allowance upon completion of the course.

The special allowance for "full-time" courses is $223 per day (2 sessions per day, each session of 4 hours), and the special allowance for "part-time" courses is $111.5 per day (1 session per day for each session) 4 hours), the monthly allowance for each trainee is capped at $5,800.

Employment follow-up:

Eligible students of "full-time" "vocational skills" courses with an attendance rate of 80% can receive employment follow-up services for 3 to 6 months, including employment counseling, job referral, and post-employment follow-up.

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